First explain that Anne Frank was just an ordinary girl. There were many Jewish children just like Anne Frank. Like Anne many people kept a diary during the war. So that wasn't unusual either. A travelling exhibition for children. What was it like for Anne Frank during World War Two. read more
Anne Frank is important to history because her diary provides a first-hand account of a Jewish teen whose family went into hiding during the German occupation of the Netherlands. On a tip from an unknown informant, the Germans arrested the family and transported them to a concentration camp. read more
On April 12, I will give a lecture in Raleigh, North Carolina, in conjunction with Burning Coal Theatre’s production of The Diary of Anne Frank. Thanks to the publication of her diary, Anne is one of the most famous victims of the Holocaust. read more